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Students, Do You Receive Pantry Packs on Fridays During School? 
While schools are closed you can still get your pack each Friday from 10:30-noon at any of the six sites below that are also providing daily free meals. We are also working to provide packs at the new meal delivery service (by pre-order only) at 13 elementary schools -- stay tuned. 
For pickup at a middle school:
  1. If you can, complete the LWSD Grab & Go Meal order form between Thursday at 2 pm and Friday at 8 am. Be sure to select the Pantry Packs option and where you will pick up. The district's lunches and breakfasts are now free.
  2. Look for emails from your school Pantry Packs coordinator.
  3. If you have any questions, email your regular school Pantry Packs Coordinator (see this List of Coordinators for addresses).  Please do not email the Pantry Packs program -- this is to maintain your privacy.
  4. Please understand that the packs may be handed out by adult volunteers and not LWSD staff; this is a change from normal school operations. 
  5. Check back here frequently for any new information.
Student meal sites: Finn Hill Middle School, Inglewood Middle School, Kamiakin Middle School, Redmond Middle School, Rose Hill Middle School, Timberline Middle School.
ONGOING PROGRAM UPDATES DURING THE LWSD CLOSURE AND COVID-19 OUTBREAK ​ARE NOW POSTED ON OUR UPDATES PAGE. Check them out for more details about our current operational changes.

Pantry Packs quick hits during LWSD closure: The above links give guidance on where we can use help, as we are finding it difficult to keep up with email inquiries during this extremely busy time. 

Pantry Packs powered by the Lake Washington Schools Foundation provides weekend packs of food for more than 900 LWSD students each week  who are identified as being “food insecure.”

When kids don’t get enough to eat, they can’t concentrate and they can’t learn. Teachers tell of students excited to be at school on Mondays because they can eat there through federal programs. But these same children in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) often go hungry on weekends or during school breaks.​
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With community donations of time, funds and kid-friendly food, 40 volunteers come together each month to “pack the packs.” Volunteer drivers then deliver the packs to more than 45 participating schools, and each week school coordinators distribute the packs to hungry children in preschool through high school. Throughout the school year, Pantry Packs demonstrates how volunteers, schools and the community work together to help children in our area. For more information, email PantryPacks@lwsf.org.

YOU CAN HELP!

FOOD DONATIONS DROP-OFF: Pantry Packs moved to a new warehouse at 14816 NE 95th Street, Building 6 in Redmond in August 2018. We can accept donations during certain staffed times on some Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment only! Please contact pantrypacks@lwsf.org for available donation times.​
  • ​PACK THE PACKS: Join other volunteers in assembling Pantry Packs, or at a prepping event to unpack food. Bring a friend. Bring your middle and high schoolers for community service hours. Bring a PTA/PTSA. Bring a scout troop. Bring a school honors club.  Student volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult, and all volunteers must sign up online to participate. Check the Packing & Prep Event Instructions to sign up; note that we're limited in the number of volunteers per packing party, and these opportunities fill up quickly.​ Submit the Volunteer Notification Form to be notified of future volunteer opportunities as they arise.
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Girl Scout volunteering at a Packing Party. (Young Reflections Photography, 2016).
  • DONATE FUNDS FOR BULK FOOD PURCHASES​: 
We welcome the donation of funds to purchase the food we need at the best possible price. Please click the donation button to make a donation or mail a check written to "LWSF-Pantry Packs" to:
Lake Washington Schools Foundation
PO Box 83, Redmond, WA 98073
​Remember that your donations may be matched by your employer. And consider making a recurring donation...because hunger is recurring!
  • Each $5 per month buys a single pack of food for a LWSD student.
  • $25 per month sponsors a single student’s monthly supply of packs.
Simply order the food items you wish to donate and your order will be shipped directly to Lake Washington Schools Foundation and designated for Pantry Pack’s use! Some items even have an optional “subscribe and save” option to set a recurring donation. Remember to include your name and address in the "note" so that we can properly record your donation and issue you a receipt.

When a community comes together, its members can solve the most pressing problems. Join us to solve student hunger in the Lake Washington School District.

ADDITIONAL PANTRY PACKS RESOURCES:

Note: Pantry Packs are packed in bulk and are not checked for allergens.

Thank you to our program sponsors!